An often overlooked Soviet Leader, the story behind the reign of Leonid Brezhnev is one that covers some of the defining moments of the Cold War yet is not a topic that has drawn the attention of many documentaries.
However, The Dark Underworld of Brezhnev’s Kremlin from the Secrets of War series is one that takes a look behind the Iron Curtain and tells the story of one the most influential leaders in the history of the Soviet Union and the Cold War.
The early years of Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Brezhnev was born to a Russian working-class family in what is now modern-day Ukraine during the time of the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the October Revolution and the creation of the Soviet Union, Brezhnev joined the Communist party’s youth division in 1923 before becoming an official member of the Communist party in 1929.
